Hollow Circle

Kaito has spent 3 years perfecting the art of being invisible. Back row, textbook wall, eat lunch alone. He’s fine with it. Then Sora transfers in. She’s loud, weird, and annoyingly good at fitting in. She doodles his face, steals his attention in class, and makes friends in 2 seconds flat. But at lunch, she drops one quiet question to the class golden-boy Ren: _"Who are you even doing all this for?"_ And just like that, the whole table freezes. The fake smiles crack. Kaito watches from the window and realizes he’s not "above it all" — he’s just been scared to get involved. After school he hides on the rooftop to get away. Sora finds him. _"Doesn’t watching from the outside get tiring?"_ He bails. She doesn’t. Last shot: Sora alone in the wind, smiling softly. _"Found you."_